Money and Costs

Money

Barclays Bank Has foreign-exchange facilities and offers better rates than the bureaux de change. Barclays charges 2.5% commission for cash/travellers cheques, but no commission for cash advances with Visa and MasterCard.

Standard Chartered Bank Has foreign-exchange facilities and offers better rates than the bureaux de change. Standard Chartered charges 3% commission for cash and travellers cheques, but isn't as well set up as Barclays Bank.

Sunny Bureau de Change Although you will get less favourable exchange rates than at the banks, this is a convenient option if the lines at the banks are particularly long.

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